Thursday, November 26, 2009

all the mags above ( and yesterdays courier-mail )has featured some of my work in the last month or two,be it christmas ornaments or cloud brooches,so this is a big multiple thank you !!!!

the print press is so generous to me in promoting and/or using my work in style shoots

i was asked to send some of my vintage button stars down to sydney for a photo shoot with julia gillard some months back now . . .all i was told in the brief wasthey were taking a photo of her,there was a hot pink background,and my stars were to be featured...i have to say i'm pretty happy with how the shot turned out ( thanks australian womens weekly )

it is a bit crazy here at the momenttwo markets down two to go...thank you to all those wonderful new and old customers that came along on sundayit was a wonderful day !

thanks also to alllll my fabulous shop girls for the dayand to lisa, the tea and coffee gal, and to the other dear friendswho baked and contributed to the refreshment table . . .from all your coin donationswe raised $200 for an orphanage in thailand that lisa visits thank you so so muchi've just put some of my 2010 calendars and 5 pack of stars in the online shop( images above )

Friday, November 20, 2009

above is a snap shot of the window at the biome storein paddington, brisbane .. . there is a similar one also in their city store

to promote my locally made goods this yearthey used some photos of my studio (including my hands)and filled their christmas window displays with some big stars and spotty starsas well as other makers goods that have been madeethically, locally or using recycled materials

it is such a privilege and joy to form great relationships with my retailers, of which i have many . . .and tracey and the team at biome are certainlysome of the most treasured

Sunday, November 15, 2009

i have just returned fromthe spring poetry festival in canberrawhich was both a joy and a privilege to attendi met so many inspiring and wonderful peopleboth on the panels i was on, and the audiencewho came along . . .

and certain conversations reminded methat following this passion and lifelong pursuit is worth it. . .

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

for sale will be :ornamentsquote tagsnew tags and magnetspencils and printsbrooches and pendants5 pack little stars for your christmas baking and gifts2010 calendar ( yes it's done, after many requests ! )vessels (including some new designs )as well as lots of other bits and pieces . . .

Friday, November 6, 2009

it was so lovely to meet so many people who knew my work, or discovered it for the first time . . .talk to people about how wonderful the markets were,and how lively the brisbane design scene is . . . it was a great way to get a few more things for my christmas shopping list crossed off, as well as meet other brisbane designerswhere introductions had only previously been madethrough email or through admiration of their work

a big thank you to the fabulous brooke, sarah, and alischa whomade the weekend such a marvel . . .and to my darling sister, dear friend sarah, and miss jen whoplayed fabulous shop girls with me

i haven't stopped for long this week to recover as the last of my wholesale orders go out,many a phone call and email between myself and the publishers as the final tweeks of a once courageous heart gets done . . .and somewhere amongst all of that remembering to breathe . . .

someone very close to my heart used to tell me to do that . . . i still hear his words ringing in my earwhen it all gets too much . . .

my name is kylie johnsoni am an australian artist...designer... potter... poet...something or other....this space is for imagesand rambling words about . . . my business -PAPER BOAT PRESSthe ceramics i create poetry i writethe things i make

here i share news of my work,the studio i work in,the people i share my days with,and of those who inspire me here and there . . .

they can be purchased at book stores around australia,inmy online store,and in the USA atanthropologiefor personal reasons i have not added comments to this blog, but feel free to email. i receive a lot of emails at present so please be patient, i will respond as soon as i can